The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, December 16, 1995            TAG: 9512160320
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
TYPE: North Carolina Briefs 
DATELINE: BEAUFORT                           LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

WHEATLY STILL HAS POWER

Beaufort commercial fisherman Jule D. Wheatly lost his seat on the state's Marine Fisheries Commission this week. But he will continue to have an influence over North Carolina fisheries issues as a new member of the General Assembly's Moratorium Steering Committee, which is studying the overhaul of the entire regulatory process for recreational and commercial fishing.

State Rep. Jean Preston, R-Carteret, named Wheatly as her alternative to sit on the steering committee this week.

The 19-member committee meets monthly at locations across the coast. by CNB